Times they are a Changin – Speakers Summit 2010 Canceled
It is with a sadness in my heart that I write this post and yet what can you do when you are faced with such a situation? Be honest I say, and save your butt and move on.
Speakers’ Summit 10 is canceled.
My Lament:
I have been working on the annual Speakers Summit since mid December ’09. I polled my followers on what they wanted to learn about and discovered the concerns were about how to position, prospect and prosper.
With the theme in place I interviewed and choose all the speakers, set up the website and began my marketing campaign. I planned several complimentary preview teleclasses and requested that my affiliates and speakers reach out to their people as well. Oh yes, I kept the investment very reasonable and also asked my speakers not to sell from the platform.
I did exactly what I have been doing for the past five years plus I added a video invite to the Summit. Wasn’t I doing it right?
Here I am two weeks before the event and I have two sign ups. What the heck is going on? Am I being drowned out by the big guys? Am I too old to be doing this? Did I lose my expertise? Funny the tagline to the theme is the road ahead!
The road ahead seems to be wait till the last minute and then sign up. Let’s see if she will lowers the fee. No, I am not going to do that. Then I look at my options and I know I am going to lose my deposit at the hotel if I cancel.
What to do? Get with the plan, I say to myself. The plan is to offer some of the talks as teleclasses (stay tuned) and keep on sharing my passion and expertise as a speaker marketing consultant for folks who understand the value of speaker marketing and have a budget to invest in for their speaking career.
Wow, there is nothing like attending live conferences. I will miss the Summit this year. http://www.speakerservices.com/speakerssummit10
Maybe we will have a comeback next year. Who knows? Do you?
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6 Responses to “Times they are a Changin – Speakers Summit 2010 Canceled”
Joyce Schwarz
February 25th, 2010
It’s a shame, you do such good work. Well, now I know why my VA was late getting the next newsletter done (should have gone yesterday)–so we can remove your announcement.
Better luck next time.
Shel Horowitz - Green/Ethical Marketing Expert
February 26th, 2010
I was planning on registering today. There’s nothing that can take the place of a live conference. Oh well….
Elvira Burgo
February 26th, 2010
Just located your site. I am interested in a Speakers Summit when you are in the vicinity of Southern California. I reside in Palm Desert Ca. and would love the opportunity to be enriched.
Eleanor Ann Brownell
September 19th, 2010
Be fascinating to see what people think about your heartfelt and open blog post. Thanks for your ongoing support! You know I think you’re super!